Thesis:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee focuses on the consequences of breaking boundaries.
>Thesis does not state whether the consequences are positive or negative and why they are used. Names a specific motif but does not mention what is said about it.

Direct Quotations:
When he breaks the boundary, Scout notices "the spark of fresh adventure leave his eyes" (Lee 96).
>Quote pinpoints a time when breaking a boundary had a significant negative consequence.
Atticus realizes what happened, observing that it "Looks like all of Maycomb was out tonight, in one way or another" (Lee 95).
>Quote does not say much about boundaries and focuses more on plot; not very relevant to thesis statement.